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Debris Removal From Hurricane Sandy Is More Costly Than Average
2013-04-25 05:37:20| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The cleanup of New York after Hurricane Sandy has cost taxpayers at least twice as much as the national post-disaster average, according to the Army Corps of Engineers, which city officials selected to help handle the huge job. Federal officials defended the exceptionally high cost so far about $177 million for the nearly one million cubic yards of debris handled by the Army Corps saying it was justified by the complicated assignment of quickly disposing of debris in the midst of a major urban...
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